St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-27
THE SENATE.
Constant G Grinding of II outline Legis. |
Iasi0H, with Little of Interest.


When the senate was called to order yes
terday morning an Invitation to visit the in
sttution for the deaf dumb and blind at
Faribault was accepted. A petition from
the citizens of Pine Island, protesting
against Senator Finsetll's bill relating to the
| incorporation of that village was presented.
| A resolution allowing the railroad commit
tee to employ an additional clerk was
adopted.
! Four joint memorials were then intro
| duced and acted upon, as follows:
b. Mr.. Goodrich-Asking for the ratihca-
| ton OF treaty with the Red Lake Indians
By Mr.. Schefer-Urgiug opposition against
United States Senator Sausbury's bill relating
| to naturalization. Passed under suspension
of rules.
By Mr. Bowen-Asking the Minnesota dele
cation to exert its influence to secure the
canceling of entries of public lands made by
the Winona Il st. Peter Railway company in
excess of its land grant. Committee of the
whole.
By Mr.. Durant-Recommendin petition Of
Capt. Arson Northrup for compensation for
services during the rebellion. Passed under
suspension of rules.
MENDING THE LAWS.
The following bills were introduced and
| referred to the judiciary committee among
others:
By Mr. Eaton-To q mend section 1870, of the
penal code, so as to reduce the minimum pen
atty for grand larceny from five to two years.
BY Mr.. Comstock-To repeal chapter Is,
general laws of 1885, relating to the sale of
| property forfeited to the state. The effect of
| this bill will be to throw the burden of proof
! upon the holder of the tax title to show that
| the proceedings in the case in controversy
| had been regular.
BY Mr. Durant-Defning the liabilities of
| employers to employees, making the former
| liable to the latter for personal injuries
| caused by dangerous. defective or exposed
| machinery. Farm employees and household
| domestcs are excepted.
| By Mr.. Pope-To establish a relief fund for
| INDECENT soldiers in every county.
ALL WANT MONEY.
Local appropriations asked for and
properly referred were;
By Mr.. Crandall-For $40, 900 for the cur
rent year and $4,000 for 1888 for building
improvements to the state school for INDECENT
children at Owatonna, ana $4,000 for cur
rent expenses for the present year and Sl5,G00
fer the next.
By MIR. Wood-For S1T,5O0 for improve
ments to the imbecile department of the
school for the deaf. dumb and blind 1T Far-
bault, and $4,000 for an additional building.
By Mr.. NJ. Johnsou-For 5000 TO drain wet
lands in Kandiyohi county.
This bill was put through under suspen-
sion of the rules:
BY Mr.. Burkhardt-To authorize the city of
Wabasha to issue $4,000 TO refund the pres
ent bonded indebtedness of the city.
MISCELLANY OF IMPORTANCE.
A number of miscellaneous bills were
sent I'D as contained i'll the following batch:
By MIR. Keller-To amend section 10, of
chapter 80, general statutes of 1878, relating
to banks and banking. Banks.
BY Mr. Wallmark-To regulate the duties
mis- onerS. Grain and warehouse inspection.
By Mr.. Edwards-To provide for the cree
ton and maintenance OF station houses and
connections at the points of intersections or
crossings of two or more railroads. Railroads.
To provide state institutions with the Mac
Donald fire escape. Committees on insane
asylums and institution for deaf, dumb and
blind.
By Mr.. Nelson-To authorize the Duluth
Red Wing s. Southern Railroad company to
build a bridge over the Mississippi river.
Committee of the whole.
Bills reported by special committees with
recommendations to pass were Goodrich's
age of consent bill, Pope's, relating to rails
ing the waters of Lake Crystal, Keller's
bill to prevent private banks from doing
business under corporate names, and the
high license bill. After adopting the re-
ports a recess was taken until 2:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was some time after $50 when there
were enough senators gathered to justify
calling them to order for the afternoon SeS-
sion.
The house local bill was then passed
under suspension of rules to authorize sal
airy of 50, 900 for the register of deeds of
Otter Tail county in lieu of fees.
Other local bills from the house were
read and referred as follows:
The only important bill from the house
was the Joint memorial TO congress asking
for an appropriation of S25, 1000, to be ex-
pended in surveying for the proposed canal
from Lake Superior to the st. Croix river,
for the purpose of connecting the waters of
Lake Superior with the Mississippi river
1t was sent to the committee on internal
improvements.
The solitary senate bill for third reading
| was that of Mr.. Sampson relating to the
compensation of officers Of Polk county,
which was passed.
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
| General orders were taken up in commit.
| tee of the whole, Senator Smith presiding,
| and the following twelve bills were recon-
mended to pass:
| Duraut's, legal holidays; Durant's. G. A. r.
| badges; Emery's, Lake City incorporation;
| Lees, town of Long Prairie; Goodrich's g. legal
! identity OF married women; Crandalls, ap-
| preparation for state school, Halvorsen's, ap-
| peals from county commissioners; Good
rich's. legalzing acts of certain officers;
Buckman's las ameuded), reimbursing indie
/ pendent school district of Sank Rapids; edu-
| cational committees physiological temper
ance instructions; Marcus Johnson's, sale of
! land by guardians and Duane's, incorpora-
ton OF Lewiston, Winona county.
The w. H. Dyke claims bill was recon-
mended to be indefinitely postponed, and